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Where does “retinochoroiditis” come from?

retinochoroiditis (English) comes from English choroiditis, from English choroid, from New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής, from Ancient Greek χόριον, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

retinochoroiditis (English): inflammation of the retina and choroid

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the retina and choroid

Ancestry of “retinochoroiditis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchoroiditisInflammation of the choroid
2EnglishchoroidResembling the chorion, particularly in...
3New LatinchoroidesLike the afterbirth
4Ancient GreekχοροειδήςFalsa lectio for χορῐοειδής
5Ancient Greekχόριονafterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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